Akron Children's Hospital Foundation
AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON ("CHMCA"). ITS PURPOSE IS TO SOLICIT GIFTS FROM DONORS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF CHMCA.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$168.2M
+1.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$19.9M
+56.4% YoY
Grant Count
2
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$10.0M
+56.4% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $168,211,926 | $165,955,556 | $198,531,674 |
| Revenue | $31,970,206 | $44,507,657 | $22,003,424 |
| Expenses | $19,911,756 | $18,767,729 | $19,510,246 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $17,617,008 | $25,732,745 | $4,878,490 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER GESSNER | PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MICHELE BROWN | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT | 50 | — |
| BRUCE COHEN MD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR NEURODEVELOPMENT | 1 | — |
| SHEFALI MAHESH MD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS | 1 | — |
| GORDON EDWARDS | CFO/TREASURER | 2 | — |
| MARK W OELSCHLAGER | DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF BOARD | 12 | — |
| KEVIN J HELMICK | OFFICER/VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| BETH R SPAIN | OFFICER/SECRETARY - PART YEAR | 2 | — |
| VIRGINIA ADDICOTT | DIRECTOR/CHMCA CHAIR | 1 | — |
| LOUIS LOU M ALTMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALEXA SWEENEY BLACKANN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DEBRA DEB A CALEVICH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TIMOTHY B CLEPPER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHARLES CHUCK A CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| THOMAS R CROWLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBERT L DAVIS | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| GARY J DIDADO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARCI M MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARSHALL C MURDOUGH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| IRENE M PREZELJ | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| WILLIAM A SCALA | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| JAMES M SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PAUL N THOMARIOS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID G TISCH | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| MARLENE K TOOT | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LINDA A VENNER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BRIAN C WAGNER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| STEPHEN MYERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALEXIS PETITO | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | — |
| BARBARA VARLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DANIELLE COVELLI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL FLORY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALICIA LAMANCUSA | DIRECTOR - ASST TREASURER | 2 | — |
| KYLE SHELTON | ASST SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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